Jehovah's Witnesses
5.24 The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Australia, otherwise known as
Jehovah's Witnesses, noted that religious intolerance is widespread. They
claim that this intolerance is exhibited by both secular authorities and by
other religious groups, and much of it is therefore supported or instigated
by other religions. Jehovah's Witnesses claim they stay clear of politics,
16 ECAJ, Transcript, 15 October 1999, pp. 106, 95, 98.
17 ECAJ, Transcript, 15 October 1999, pp. 98, 100.
18 ECAJ, Transcript, 15 October 1999, p. 106, Submissions, p. 652.
19 ECAJ, Submissions, p. 653, Transcript, 15 October 1999, pp. 102-103, 104.
20 Exhibit No 55, p. 9, DFAT, Submissions, p. 263.
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and do not try to use religious influence to manage governments, and it is
their view that many other major and minor religions do.21
5.25 Jehovah's Witnesses believe that discrimination seldom occurs in a
vacuum and, to eradicate it, the climate for religious tolerance must first
be improved. There has to be an international and unbiased source of
information on religions, their beliefs and practices.22
5.26 Most of the Christian Churches have as their basic creed the doctrine of
the Trinity, and Jehovah's Witnesses think that this is diametrically
opposed to the Bible's teaching. While they are not intolerant, they are
unable to be united and pray with others because of this difference in
teachings.23
5.27 The submission from the Jehovah's Witnesses cited examples of the
intolerant treatment of its adherents in various parts of the world, for
example in Singapore and in France, and explained the views of Jehovah's
Witnesses on such matters as military service, blood transfusions, medical
treatment and adoption.24
This page is filled with JW complaints and stuff. As everybody here should know, The Watchtower and their Legal Department is working political all over the world, like in the Helsinki Commission.
I have quite some stuff about that on the Watchtower Observer.
Thanks to Deb, I can keep on posting stuff like that :)
Yakki Da
Kent
"The only difference between God and Adolf Hitler is that God is more proficient at genocide."
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